What are two functions of the brain that are affected when a person consumes 1-2 drinks within an hour?
What are memory, intelligence, reasoning, and inhibitions
100
What are two legal consequences of underage drinking?
What are fines, meeting your parents at the police station, attending an Alcohol Awareness course or community service. Over 21 may have their license suspended and face jail time.
100
What is the active ingredient in alcohol?
What is ethyl (alchohol)
200
How long does it take the body to get rid of 1 drink?
What is 1 hour
200
What organ is affected when we see the short term effect of vomiting?
What is the stomach
200
What are two functions of the brain that are affected when a person consumes 3-4 drinks within an hour?
What are self control, judgement, and muscular control
200
What is the term for consuming too much alcohol which could result in death?
What is alcohol poisoning
200
What type of drug is alcohol?
What is depressant
300
Who is affected more, a male or female?
What is a female
300
Which organ is responsible for the breakdown of alcohol?
What is the liver
300
What are two functions of the brain that are affected when a person consumes 5-6 drinks within an hour? ss of getting alcohol out of the body called?
What are speech, memory, vision, and senses
300
What is the term for drinking 4-5 drinks at one time?
What is binge drinking
300
Where does the majority of the absorption of alcohol take place?
What is the small intestines
400
How much wine is considered a drink?
What is 5 oz
400
How much alcohol is absorbed in the stomach?
What is 25%
400
What are two functions of the brain that are affected when a person consumes 7-8 drinks within an hour?
What are coordination and balance. Vomiting usually occurs as well.
400
What is a blackout?
What is a losing gaps of time and a form of amnesia
400
True or False. Alcohol is a legal drug.
What is True
500
What is the legal limit of BAC in Maryland?
What is .08%
500
How much alcohol is abosorbed in the small intestines?
What is 75%
500
What are two functions of the brain that are affected when a person consumes 10 or more drinks within an hour?
What are coma, heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and possibly death.
500
What are 3 consequences of binge drinking
What are blackouts, sexual assault, alcohol poisoining and accidents
500
What are two factors that impact the rate of abosorption of alcohol?
What are food in the stomach, gender, age, weight, height, and/or tolerance